From Indonesia to the U.S. Gulf Coast, people are better off because CWS makes disaster preparedness part of its ongoing work. During the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, for example, teacher Mushtaq Ahmad helped save the lives of students and fellow teachers using techniques he had learned at a CWS training just days earlier. Read more.

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Food aid and other support for disaster survivors remains essentialPhoto: Gustavo Bonato/FLD/ACT Alliance

Thankfully, 2011 has begun without a major disaster on the scale of last year’s Haiti earthquake or Pakistan’s floods. Nonetheless, CWS is responding to floods in Brazil and Sri Lanka, a refugee crisis in West Africa and severe winter storms in the U.S. Learn more.

When a disaster hits, people lose access not only to material necessities, but also to safety and justice. CWS offers tools for our staff and partners to help make sure that people’s rights are protected. Learn more.

CWS Kits: 'This is a sacred task'Photo: Matt Hackworth/CWS

When disasters strike, CWS is there, providing for emergency needs through your contributions of CWS Kits. During 2010, some 280,000 CWS Kits were sent to partner agencies in the U.S. and around the world. Building these kits in advance helps us be prepared for emergency situations. Learn more and assemble a CWS Kit!

Ninth annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days, co-sponsored by CWS

Join faith-based advocates from across the U.S. in Washington, D.C. on March 25-28, 2011, to be inspired and equipped to speak boldly on behalf of people-centered sustainable development, economic justice, physical safety, security and peacemaking, with a focus on women, girls and families. Experts will train you on policy issues and advocacy, culminating with visits on Capitol Hill. Learn more and register today.

CWS works with partners to eradicate hunger and poverty and to promote peace and justice around the world.

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